WONGIE BLUES SONG OF THE WEEK: jamie n commons - lead me home (the walking dead OST)

jamie n commons - lead me home (the walking dead OST)
what a voice! UK born jamie offers up his deep love of chicago blues and is poised to be a massive breakout act of 2013. chosen to be part of the walking dead soundtrack, i can't get this haunting song out of my head! currently touring the US with lianne la havas, PLEASE check the wonderful double bill out if they come to a city near you!

want more? check out his AMAZING live performance on talking dead below:

jamie n commons - lead me home (live @ talking dead)

TV SOUNDTRACK: santigold - girls

santigold - girls
get your bounce on cause santigold offers the official first single off the upcoming girls soundtrack. i CANNOT wait for the show to start again and this catchy joint just makes the anticipation more anxious! jan 13 can't come fast enough!

6 SONGS YOU NEED TO BE OBSESSED WITH NOW: clare bowen and sam palladio - if i didn't know better (nashville soundtrack)

clare bowen and sam palladio - if i didn't know better (nashville soundtrack)
who'd have thought that a civil wars cover at the tail end of a new tv show about nashville would spark a top 10 itunes hit? probably the best thing from the uneven pilot (which you get to see some footage of in the video), this tune just lingers and haunts you for days on end. it's glorious!

TV SOUNDTRACK: pablo sebastian - rock bottom (grey's anatomy)

pablo sebastian - rock bottom (grey's anatomy)
[once again grey's offers up a choice intro to an act that will be on my future radar. this time la based electronic pop songwriter pablo sebastian gives us the catchy goods. definitely a nice addition to your ipod mix]

NEW VV BROWN!: vv brown - shark in the water (degrassi version)

vv brown - shark in the water (degrassi version)
[as part of the launch of the new season of degrassi high, teennick hooked up with vv and shot a beautiful promo video featuring plot lines of the buzzy new season (transgender teen yo!). i might just check this show out after all these years!]

GLEE FINALE: glee - faithfully

glee - faithfully
[bringing it back full circle, the glee cast performs another journey classic for it's finale next week. goosebumps cause it's ending for the season, or cause finn and rachel sing this so well? sigh...]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: sue sylvester - vogue (madonna cover)

sue sylvester - vogue (madonna cover)
[enjoy!!]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: hello twelve, hello thirteen, hello love / hello / hello goodbye / gives you hell / highway to hell / hello i love you

Episode 14 "Hell-O" music highlights:
UPDATE 5/2
a song cut from the original episode

rachel and jesse st james - hello twelve, hello thirteen, hello love (chorus line)



rachel & jesse st james (lea michele & jonathan groff) - hello (lionel richie cover)


glee cast - hello goodbye (beatles cover)


glee cast - gives you hell (all american rejects cover)


vocal adrenaline - highway to hell (ac/dc cover)


finn (corey monteith) - hello i love you (the doors cover)

TV SOUNDTRACK TROLL: big love - opening credits / the engineers - home

big love - opening credits (series 4)
[what a gorgeous new opening credit for the new series of big love! i know, the whole 'falling' imagery is old news, but something about the look plus the engineers song just works for me!]


engineers - home
[and this is the 'shoegaze' band that got the coveted musical slot for the series. currently touring the UK with their latest album 'three fact fader', i'm sure the band will be getting alot more interest in the coming months!]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: don't make me over / papa don't preach / hair & crazy in love / bootylicious / true colors

glee cast - don't make me over (dionne warwick cover)
[oh mercedes is just brilliant!!!]


glee cast - papa don't preach (madonna cover)
[quinn sings this obvious solo wonderfully]


glee cast - hair & crazy in love (cowsills & beyonce mash up)
[artie and mercedes does duet duties]


glee - bootylicious (destinys child cover)
[oooh this sounds like a competing glee club!]


glee cast - true colors (cyndi lauper cover)
[tina gets a solo!]

AS HEARD ON TV: sara bareilles feat ingrid michaelson - winter song

sara bareilles feat ingrid michaelson - winter song
[played at the end of the latest episode of brothers and sisters, this song was actually released a year ago for the hotel cafe: winter songs compilation. the song itself is just simply beautiful and still captivates a year onwards. gorgeous.]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: glee - no air / halo vs walking on sunshine / its my life vs confessions part 2

glee cast - no air (jordin sparks / chris brown cover)


glee cast - halo / walking on sunshine (beyonce / katrina and the waves mash up)


glee cast - it's my life / confessions part 2 (bon jovi / usher mash up)

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: glee - taking chances / somebody to love / bust your windows

glee (lea michele) - taking chances (celine dion cover)


glee (cast) - somebody to love (queen cover)


glee (amber riley) - bust your windows (jazmine sullivan cover)

[you KNOW i love this show! can't wait to see how the 1st two songs play out on screen!]

YOU CAN THANK GOSSIP GIRL: shiny toy guns - season of love

shiny toy guns - season of love
[this band has never been on my blip, but after being heavily featured on the season finale of gossip girl, i think they have a fan... in this song]